Do you remember when hurricane strength-winds devastated Leith...

The "Great Storm" and its devastating effects on the landscape of Leith Hill are set to be remembered as part of a National Trust exhibition.The "one-in-200-year" event caught the south east of England by surprise on October 15 1987, even television weatherman Michael Fish.Readers of a certain age will remember Fish saying in a fateful forecast that day: "Earlier a woman rang the BBC saying she'd heard there was a hurricane on the way."Well if you're watching, don't...

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